[alloysteel]

Of course the COVID-19 Wuhan virus was a bioweapon, and it was very strategically deployed. Maximum economic damage to US and European economies, and sufficient political turmoil stirred up to dislodge a sitting US President, by means that had the full approval and some assistance from the CCP regime in Beijing.

The fallout has greatly benefitted the CCP regime and Chairman Xi, elevating the stature of China to that of a very competitive rival to the now weakened US, which has “leadership” that cannot find its own butt with both hands. Trouble spots stir all over the world, from
Taiwan, to Israel, to the eastern border of the Ukraine.

The old Chinese curse holds true - “May you live in interesting times.” International peace and domestic tranquility are now distant memories. We had a “Golden
Age”, and nobody foresaw how far we would sink afterward.

[daydreamer]

Agreed. I didn’t think I’d see this kind of shift in my lifetime. Sigh.

[granite]

Indeed the "sweet spot" of the interesting times is coming to a close. I am glad I am old but agonize over the future of my grandchildren.